A selection of news and stories from churches across the country on how they are serving their communities.
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World Mental Health Day: Church-run course giving support to people living with depression
10/10/2022
This World Mental Health Day, Christ Church in Surbiton is among a number of churches delivering a free, six-week, online mental health course to support adults living with mild to moderate depression and anxiety; and those who care for them.
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Year after vaccine roll-out began bishop warns: 'None of us are safe until we're all safe'
08/12/2021
Dr Michael Beasley, Bishop of Hertford and an epidemiologist, writes of the urgent need to vaccinate the world on the first anniversary of vaccines being administered in the United Kingdom.
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Young Christians to march from Cornwall to Glasgow to campaign for Climate Justice
10/06/2021
Hundreds of young Christians are to lead a pilgrimage which spans the length of the country – from the G7 to COP26.
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Young pupils help Nottinghamshire school win prestigious green award
16/10/2023
Children and teachers at a primary school in Nottinghamshire are celebrating after winning a green award for their amazing environmental work to help care for the planet.
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‘An opportunity to share the message of the gospel’
04/05/2020
Ascension Church in Newham, East London, started a food bank within days of the lockdown which now serves around 100 people a week, and is growing
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‘Bubble church’ set up during pandemic restrictions to receive funding for expansion
19/07/2022
The number of children baptised at a London church has grown threefold after it introduced a new worshipping community for young families, using puppets and song to help tell Bible stories and talk about the Christian faith.
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‘Choir church opens up whole new world of opportunity and learning for children‘
19/07/2022
Around 20 children attend an after-school ‘Choir Church’ mid-week at St George-in-the-East church in Shadwell, east London, where they take part in a choral Eucharist, sing hymns, and learn Mass settings and anthems dating back hundreds of years.
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‘Covid is having a profound effect’ – a church taking on mental health issues in its community
09/10/2020
A church in the North West of England is pioneering mental health support as reports of mental health issues rise during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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‘For everything else there’s a chaplain’: Meet the priest from Channel 4's Geordie Hospital
03/02/2022
A chaplain in Newcastle is featuring in a TV documentary about the hospital where she has worked for 14 years.
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